pretty well

idiom

informal
: not completely but mostly
I'm pretty well fed up with him.

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Ken Whitaker was playing a game of Twister with his 4-year-old grandson during a family party at his daughter's house Despite being 65 years old, Ken was doing pretty well. Jordan Greene, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 Gene Hackman, of course, went on to win two Oscars, nine Golden Globes, and many other awards; his friend has done pretty well, too. Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025 But the two seemed to get along pretty well outside the pods. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025 Present conventional wisdom among radiologists is that AI systems can do pretty well at some specialized tasks and can play an important role in improving patient care. Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pretty well

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“Pretty well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretty%20well. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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